Garment collar structure



March 22, 1955 v. ROSS GARMENT COLLAR STRUCTURE Filed March 4, 1953 INVENTOR. V/flC/f/ K055 Arm/max United States Patent" GARMENT COLLAR STRUCTURE Vincent Ross, Kansas City, Mo.

Application March 4, 1953, Serial No. 340,221

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-116) This invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel and particularly in that class of garments normally fitted to the upper part of the body such as shirts, coats and the like, the primary object being to provide a neater, better fitting, more attractive article of clothing by a novel construction between the collar and the body of the garment and relating more particularly to a new and improved stand or neckband.

It is the most important object of the present invention to provide shirts, coats and the like provided with collars having no stand whatsoever as has heretofore been the universal practice in garments of this class, the stand being instead, formed in and as an integral part of the body of the garment itself.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a garment such as above set forth that includes a body having a front and a back panel in the usual manner, but wherein a stand is provided integral therewith and defining a neck opening, the stand being adapted to receive a collar having no neckband whatsoever but being folded outwardly over the stand and depending from the uppermost edge thereof, all to the end that when the garment is placed in use, the body of the shirt engages the neck of the wearer at the stand of the garment rather than the stand of the collar as in conventional garments of this class.

Another important object of the present invention is the provision of a collar-stand arrangement such as above explained, permitting in accordance with the principles hereof, a more attractive fit, particularly in the lapels when the garment takes the form of a coat, and also in the shoulders along the shoulder seams throughout the upper part of the back and along the front of the garment adjacent the shoulder seams.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved garment wherein the provision of a stand integral with the body thereof, permits a better fit at the shoulders in that the front and back panels may be cut in a curve so that the shoulder seams actually curve, blend in and extend upwardly and inwardly into the stand beneath the collar in an attractive and neat manner.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a fragmentary, front elevational view of a garment collar structure made pursuant to the present invention taking the form of a shirt.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional view taken on line IIH of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, elevational view of the back panel of the shirt.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, front elevational v1ew of collar structure of the present invention showing the same embodied in a coat; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the coat shown in Fig. 4.

The improvements forming the subject matter of the present invention are illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the drawing, incorporated in a shirt broadly designated by the numeral 10.

Shirt includes a two-piece front panel 12 having sections 14 and 16 that overlap and are releasably interconnected in the usual manner through use of buttons or other fastening elements. Back panel 18, according to the embodiment chosen for illustration, is a unitary single piece of material and is joined to the sections 14 and 16 of the front panel 12, by side seams (not shown) in the usual manner. Manifestly, the shirt 10 is also 2,704,365 Patented Mar. 22, 1955 "ice provided with armholes and if desired, sleeves as is well understood in this art, all not herein illustrated.

In accordance with the present invention there is pro vided a collar 20 that differs entirely from the usualy type of collar provided in garments of this type, in that the same is entirely devoid of any stand or neckband, and for the most part has no engagement whatsoever with the neck of the wearer as is true in conventional collars. In lieu of providing the stand in the collar 20, it is formed as an integral part of the body of shirt 10 and herein designated broadly by the numeral 22. Stand 22 is formed in part by the back panel 18 and in part by the front panel 12, and is interesected by shoulder seams 24 and 26 that join the panels 12 and 18, it being understood that seam 24 interconnects section 14 and panel 18, and that seam 26 attaches the section 16 to the back panel 18.

Accordingly, stand 22 is actually divided into three parts, one of which is designated by the numeral 28 and forms an integral part of the back panel 18, another is designated by the numeral 30 and forms a part of the section 14, and the third part of the stand 22 being intcgral with the front section 16 and designated by the numeral 32. Stand 22 terminates in an uppermost edge 34 and it is to this edge 34 that collar 20 is attached by a line of stitching 36.

If desired, the garment 10 may be provided with a yoke 38 on the inner face of the back panel 18 as is customary ,and which yoke 38 perferably terminates but a short distance below the shoulder seams 24 and 26. The preferred manner of interconnecting the yoke 38, the back panel 18 and the collar 20, is illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing and to this end, yoke 38 is folded rearwardly upon itself to present an uppermost line of fold 40, the back panel 18 is folded inwardly to present the edge 34, and the collar 20 is interleaved between the yoke 38 and the panel 18 after which collar 20 is looped over the edges 34, presenting a line of fold 42. Substantially all of the collar 20 is therefore, disposed in overlapping relationship to the back panel 18 and the sections 14 and 16 of the front panel 12.

By virtue of such construction, it is possible to cut the back panel 18 in the manner illustrated by Fig. 3 of the drawing to present a fine appearance and neat and comfortable fit. The uppermost edge of the panel 18 which is folded as shown in Fig. 2 to present the line of fold 34, is designated in Fig. 3 by the numeral 44. Fig 3 of the drawing also illustrates how the panel 18 is cut arcuately in a gentle curve as at 46 and 48 downwardly and outwardly from the straight edge 44, terminating in edges 50 and 52 respectively at the armholes of the garment. By virtue of the arcuate cutting as at 46 and 48, the shoulder seams 24 and 26 actually curve downwardly toward the back panel 18 and by such configuration, sufficient material is disposed beneath the collar 20 to adequately provide for the stand 22 and afford a comfortable fit and a neat and attractive appearance. Manifestly, the same pattern is used in cutting the yoke 38 and the effect may be seen in Fig. 5 of the drawing which will be more fully discussed upon describing the form of the invention shown by Figs. 4 and 5.

In this last mentioned modification, there is illustrated a coat having a two-piece front panel 112, provided with a pair of sections 114 and 116 and a rear panel 118 which is, in the embodiment illustrated, composed of a pair of sections 118a and 118b joined together at 1180..v

The front panel 112 and the back panel 118 are joined by side seams in the usual manner not herein shown and by lines of stitching presenting shoulder seams 124 and 126.

The coat 110 has a collar terminating in lapels 120a and 12011 overlying the panel sections 114 and 116 respectively as is clear in Figs. 4 and 5. The collar 120, as in the case of collar 20, has no stand of any kind, but such stand is integral with the body of the garment110 and particularly with the four sections 114, 116, 118a and 118b. The stand of the body which is overlapped by the collar 120, is designated in Figs. 4 and 5 by the numeral 122.

The manner of joining the collar 120 to the stand 122 is the same in the garment 110 as in the garment 10 and need not be further explained. The advantages of providing a stand in the body of the garment becomes more apparent in viewing Figs. 4 and 5 since it permits the arcuate seams 124 and 126 that extend upwardly into the stand 122, terminating at the uppermost edge thereof. By so curving the seam lines 124 and 126, sufiicient material is disposed in and around the neck of the wearer to provide a pleasing appearance and comfortable fit.

Fig. 4 of the drawing illustrates clearly how, by the novel construction of the present invention, the lapels 120a and 12% fit nicely and smoothly upon the front panel 112 of the garment and merge gracefully into the collar 120 over the shoulders and around the neck of the wearer.

The manner of providing a pattern for the back panel 118 is the same as above explained when referring to Fig. 3 of the drawing except only that the back panel 118 is composed of a pair of sections 118a and 118b rather than of a single sheet of material such as in the case of the back panel 18 shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

While a shirt and a coat have been chosen for illusstrating the principles of the present invention, it is to be understood that the broad aspects hereof may be incorporated in any garment that is designed to cover the upper part of the body.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a garment, a body having a front panel and a back panel, each provided with a pair of side edges and an integral stand portion, said stand portions comprising the uppermost ends of the panels extending upwardly r T n .1 (V beyond said edges, each side edge of the front panel being in juxtaposition to a corresponding edge of the back panel, each of said portions being provided with an upper most edge interconnecting corresponding side edges, each uppermost edge having a median rectilinear length and a pair of opposed, concave lengths interconnecting the median length and corresponding side edges, each concave length of one portion being in juxtaposition with a corresponding concave length of the other panel; a line of stitching adjacent each side edge respectively of the front panel connecting the front panel with the back panel; a shoulder seam adjacent each concave length respectively of the front panel interconnecting said portions, the marginal edges of said portions adjacent the median lengths being separate, presenting a collar band; a collar overlapping the collar band and being provided with an upper most edge; and a line of stitching adjacent the median lengths and the uppermost edge of the collar attaching the latter to said portions.

2. In a garment as set forth in claim 1 wherein is provided a yoke between the panels and superimposed on the back panel, said yoke having an uppermost edge disposed in juxtaposition to the median length of the back panel and secured thereto.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,599,968 Lipman Sept. 14, 1926 1,906,616 Kennedy May 2, 1933 2,563,687 Metzger Aug. 7, 1951 

